Folding-bed.



' A. B. COOK.

FOLDING BED.

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A. B. COOK.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.II, 1915.

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3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

A. B. COOK. I

' FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.lI. l9l6.

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ARTHUR B. COOK, OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

FOLDING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 26, I918.

Application filed August 17, 1916. Serial No. 115,474.

1 0' all to item it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B. Cook, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baton Rouge, in the parish of East Baton Rouge and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a'specification.

This invention relates to improvements in folding beds.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to construct a bed that is primarily adapted for outdoor use and which is constructed of foldable members whereby the same can be collapsed to provide a. small bundle, when not in use, such as can be conveniently carried in an automobile or the like.

It is also my purpose to construct a bedstead made up of foldable parts which, when either in its open or folded position, will provide a simple, strong and rigid structure and which may be also conveniently and securely sustained upon the outside of a building but which may be easily drawn to within the building and moved against one of the sides thereof in accordance with weather conditions.

It is a still further object of the invention to construct a foldable bedstead which shall embody the desirable features of simplicity, strength and durability.

With the above and other objects in View the improvement resides in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of'the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a sectional View through a portion of a building showing the bedstead moved outwardly through the window thereof,

Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the arrangement of the bedstead on the interior of the building,

Fig. 3 is an end view of the bedstead folded, i i

Fig. 4; is a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the bedstead in its set up condition as when the same is employed for campers use or the like,

:Fig; 6 is a side elevation of the same, Fig. 7 is a side elevation of; the bedstead with the parts spread previous to the setting up or the collapsing thereof, and

Fig.8 is a perspective View of the central member employed on the ends of the bed stead.

As it is my primary object to produce a foldable bedstead of any desired size and which may be assembled in either its folded or set up position easily and quickly and which may be employed in lieu of a sleeping porch, uponcases of emergency or as a regular household article of furniture, I have, in Fig. 1 of the drawings, illustrated the same arranged in supported position upon the window casing of an ordinary house.

In the said Fig. 1 of the drawings the numeral 1 designates the outer wall of the house, 2 the window casing and 3 the floor of the house. adjacent to one or both of the corners of the window casing 2 a vertically disposed. standard t, and to one or both of the sides of the said window casing, at a suitable distance above the standard 4:, an angle bracket 5. Above the bracket 5 is an eye bolt or similar device 6 which may pass from the eXterlOr to the interior of the building and pivotally secured to the eye bolt 6, at the outer end thereof, is a bar 7. prises two members which have their meeting ends provided with rule joints and are pivotally connected, as at 8. The bar 7, it will thus be noted, can be folded against the side of the wall 1 in a vertical position or can be arranged at an angle with respect to the said wall. The outer end. of" the bar 7 is removably connected, as at 9, to a track 10, the said track having its inner end pivotally Upon the floor 3 I arrange This bar comconnected, as at 11, to one of the sides of the window casing. This track also preferably comprises a pair of foldable members which have their meeting ends in the nature of a rule joint and are pivotally connected, as at 12. By this arrangement it will be noted that the track 10 can be folded against the side of the Window casing.

The track 10 is adapted to have arranged for travel thereon roller members 12 pivotally secured in the bifurcated endof a rod or supporting member 13 which is removably connected, as at 14, to the bedstead 15. The lower ends of the bedstead are provided. each with a longitudinal extension 21 have ing slots or openings toreeeivethe upp er and reduced endzlG of the standard 4, and the bedstead 15, at its upper ends has arranged outwardly extending elements .16 adapted to receive a removable element 17,

such as a bolt which passes through the angular or horizontal arm of the bracket 5 and which is secured by a nut 18. By this I arrangement it will be notedthat the bedstead 15 may be effectively supported upon the exterior of the building 1, the same being moved longitudinally of the track 10 and being supported by 'the members' l -and 7, while the outward movement of thesaid bedstead is limited by its engagement with the standards-and with the bracket-5. "The bedstead may be also sustained upon the interiorof the building as will hereinafter be described.

The -bedstead, which will hereinafter 'be described in detail, isadapted to have a"covfering of water proof'material as wen as a liningof reticulated material s0 that the 'occupant of thesaid bedstead will be'protectred from the elements aswell as from insects.

When the bedstead is to bearranged in the room, the elements 17 and 18 are removed'fro'm the opening in the inner extension 16,, and the inner end of the bedstead is slightly elevated "to bring thein11erme1nber.15" out of engagement with the reduced upper end of the standard 4. An inward pull is then exertedupon' the bedstead, and when in proper position the roller carrying member 13 is removed from its connection with the outer extension 21, so that the said outer extension may have its opening received on the reduced end 16 of the standard 4, and likewise, the bolt member17 may be again passedtlirough the bracket 5 and arranged in the opening in the outer projection 16 of the bedstead, and the nut 18 applie dto the said member 17, as clearly illustratedj'in Fig.2 of thedraw'in'gs. Thetrack 10'and the support 7 have their pivot 9, connecting the same, removed and the said members and 10 folded" as illustrated in 'Fig. -2of' the drawings, while the'member 13 may be suspended from either 'of the folded inembers '10 and 1101* may be entirely removed therefrom; When thedeviceis arranged "intheroom, a supporting roe or cable 19 maybe attached to the'inner hooked "teens tending finger 20, and each of the said blocks at an equi-distance from the shaft 21 1s provlded with openlngs through whlch pass o-r'in which are secured inwardly extending pintles 24-, and the said blocks, upon their upper edges and outward of the said pintles'24'are provided with transverse depressions' 26, the purpose of which arrangement will presently be apparent.

'Two -curved leginembers 22-22 are employed for each of theends of the bedstead, the same being provided, at what I will term their inner ends with alining openings,

so that one pair of the said members may be arranged upon the shaft extensions 21, the 'saine'being held against longitudinal movement upon the said extensions in any desired or preferred manner. The said inner ends of each pair of leg members 22 are provided with shoulders 23 that may be arranged to contact with each other, or to contact with the opposite sides of thefinger 20 when the said legs are swung to bed supporting position, the supporting ends of each pair of "legs designed to be swung into contacting engagement with each other, outward of the bedstead,'when the bedstead is to be folded. as illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 7 of the drawlngs.

To each of the pintles 24 is pivotally connected with the block 20, the lower members 25 for the bottom of the bedstead. Each of the members 25 is provided with an outwardly extending lug 27 designed to be received in the respective recesses 26 of the members 25 to retain the said members in longitudinal alinement with the block 20. The elements 24, which I have termed the pintles maybe in the nature of shafts or lugs 27 and may provide the ends of shafts, or still again, suitable rods may connect the ine'nibers20'at the opposite ends of the bed, and these rods are designed to provide a support for the spring members 7 5 that support themattress 76, while still again, the said" springs as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the'dra'wings, mayhave their end portions directly connected to the members 25 of the bedstead. The members 25 have their'outer ends offset and are connected by a rule joint 27 to the lower element of the corner posts 27 'o ftliebedstead. "As clearly disclosed in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the corner posts each comprises two members, the abutting or confronting ends "of "each 'pair'of said members beiiigofl'set inwardly of the bedstead, and the said portions'being'connected by a rule joint28 Theupper element of each off the 6e1-ae1--'pos'ts is provided "with an angular extension terminating in one of the elements of a rule joint 30, and to these rule joints are connected the outer sections 29-29 of the toprail for the sides of the bedstead. The inner members 30 of the said top rail have a rule joint connection with the outer members 29, one of the members 30, on each of the ends of the bedstead being provided with a suitable stud or eye 32 designed to be engaged by a pivoted hook 31 carried upon the other member 30 of the said top rails, and by this arrangement, it will be noted that the end sections of the bedstead will be readily set up and as readily collapsed.

The bottom of the bedstead is closed by springs 75 and the mattress 76, and the sides and top of the bedstead are preferably inclosed by a rule jointed netting as will hereinafter be described, so that when the bed stead is in its set up position, access may be obtained to the interior thereof through either of the ends of the said bedstead, and to provide for this, ll hingedly secure as at v78-78 to one of the upper sections of each of the corner posts 27 a substantially rectangular frame 79, the same having a covering of netting or the like, and the same being of a length to be swung entirely across the end of the bedstead, and to be secured in any desired or preferred manner to the second upper section of the corner posts of the bedstead. To the under edge of the frame 79 is hingedly securedas at 80, a second frame 81, suitable means being provided for retaining the frame 81 folded against the frame 79- if desired, or when the bedstead has its ends entirely open as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The frame 81 is of a size equaling that of the frame 79, and when swung to its closing position may be secured to the lower members of the corner posts 27 or to the members 25 of what may be termed the bottom rails of the bedstead, the said securing elements being operated from the interior of the bedstead by the occupant thereof.

The sides for the bedstead, and as disclosed particularly in Figs. 1, Qand 6 of the drawings, comprise a plurality of spaced rods, and a covering for each pair of rods, so that each of the sides comprises essentially an upper section or panel 33 and a lower section or panel 3-1. The rods 35 and 36 to which. the mesh providing the upper panel 33 is secured are connected adjacent the top and bottom of the upper hinged sections of the oppositely disposed corner posts 27, while the rods 37 and 38, to which the mesh comprising the panel is secured are likewise connected to the inner faces of the oppositely disposed lower sections of the corner posts 27 In addition to this, and as illustrated in the said figures, a supplemental lower panel 81 may be employed, spaced rods 82 and 83 being provided for supporting the fabric comprising the panel, the rod 82 being secured to the inner face of the offset ends of the members 25 of the bottom rail of the ends of the bedstead, and the rods 83 being connected to the outer corners of the said members 25 at their juncture with their said angular portions that have th ir ends provided with the rule joints 27. The top for the bedstead is constructed in a manner similar to the sides, suitable rods passing through the sections 29 and 30, conr prising the top rails for the ends of the bed stead, while a panel of mesh, or other, suitable material connects the pair of rods secured to each of the sections while in addi tion to this, the whole bedstead may be inclosed especially when the device is used out of doors by a water proof cover.

The matwss 76 may be constructed of sections, or may be sufficiently yieldable to permit of the ready folding of the same, and in folding the bedstead, to the position illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the lower end frames or panels 81 are released from I the ends of the bedstead, and togetherwith the upper panels 79 are swung over the sides of the bedstead. The hook 31 is then releasedfrom its keeperBQ permitting the top sections 39 to be folded inwardly against the sections 29 of the said top portion of the device. Thereafter the side sections are likewise folded, and the outer sections 25 of the end members are swung upon their pintles ea to bring the same to a substantially vertical position, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. lit is, of course, to be understood that the mattress 76 and the springs 75 therefor are folded upon them selves by the folding of the lower sections of the ends of the bedstead, and if desired, when the device is wholly folded as illustrated in 3 of the drawings, the closing frames or panels 79 and 81 for the open ends of the bed structiiu'e are swung one against the other as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, and are swung with the upper sections of the sides of the corner posts in the folding of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what ll claim is:

1. In a foldable bedstead, end frames com prising each a top rail, a bottom rail, and corner posts, said rails and said posts comprising a plurality of hinged sections, means for retaining the top and bottom rail sections in alinement, whereby, by virtue of the pivoted connections of the said rails with the corner posts, to also retain the said corner post sections in alinement, a flexible element secured to certain of the bottom rail sections, and sides and a top, each comprising a plurality of panels connected with the sections of the corner posts and with the sections of the top rail of the end frames respectively.

2. In a foldable bedstead, end frames comprising a top rail constructed of a plurality ofjhinged sections,- means for connecting the confront-ing ends of the central sections for maintaining the sections in alinement, corner posts comprising a plurality of pivotally connected sections pivotally secured to the outer'members of the top rail, and a bottom rail also comprising a plurality of pivoted Sections, the outer members of which being pivotally secured to the lower members of the; corner posts, means between the central and: the outer sections and the bottom rail for. maintaining the said sections in alinement, at flexible element, comprising a bottom connected to the outer members of each of the bottom rails foldable leg members upon the central member of each of the bottom rails, panels connected to the sections comprising the corner posts, and panels connected' to the sections comprising the top rails of the end frames.

3. In a foldable bedstead, end frames each comprising a top rail, a bottom rail, and corner-posts between the rails,the top rail of the corner posts each comprising a plurality of sections having pivoted rule joint connections therebetween, means upon the innersections of the top rail for locking the same whereby to hold the said sections of the said top. rails in alinement and also whereby to maintain the sections comprising-thecorner posts in alinement and at a right angle with respect to the top rail, the bottom rail of each of the ends comprising a central member, and end members pivot ally connected to the said central member, means upon the end members contacting with the central member for maintaining the sections of the bottom rail in alinement, pivoted leg members carried by each of the central members, a rule joint connection between the outer members of the bottom rail andthe lower members of the corner posts, a, panel hingedly connected to one of the upper members of the opposite corner posts,

a second panel hingedly connected to the floples otthls patent may be obtained for first mentioned panel, a flexible body connecting the outer members of the oppositely disposed bottom rails, and panels comprising the sides and top of the bedstead connected one to each of the respective sections of the corner posts and the top rails of the end frame at. In a foldable bedstead, end frames, each comprising a top rail, a bottom rail and. corner posts connected with the rails, said bottom rails including each a block, a shaft member eXtending outwardly of the block at the center thereof, foldable legs connected with the shafts, outer members pivotally connected to the block adjacent the ends thereof, lugs upon the said members, said block having recesses to receive the lugs, whereby to hold the sections of the bottom rail in alinement, the corner posts comprising a plurality of sections having pivoted rule joint connections upon their inner faces at their abutting ends, a rule joint conned tion between the outer members of the bottom rail and the members of the corner posts adjacent thereto, said top rail also comprising a plurality of sections having rule joint connections upon their inner faces and having rule joint connections with the outer members of the corner posts, latching means for the center confronting sectionsof the top rails, rods connecting the-outer members of the oppositely disposed bottom rails, a flexible bottom supported upon said rods, a pair of spaced rods connecting each of the sections comprising the corner posts and the top rails, a netting secured to each pair of rods, and panel members con'iprising a plurality of hingedly connected sections one of which being hingedly connected to one of the sections comprising one of the corner postsat each of the ends of the frames designed to be swung against the said end frames to close the same, and securing means for said panels.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARTHUR B. COOK.

five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C." 

